Paradise Park, however, was one of the few tourist attractions available to Black people. It opened in 1949 and was a counterpart to Silver Springs.

I have a friend named Sandra Friend. She writes guidebooks about hiking in Florida. Not long ago, my friend named Friend contacted me about a different kind of hike: the hike in prices for using our ...

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Silver Springs State Park kayaking tour (Spectrum News/Randy Rauch) You can rent both kayaks (clear kayaks are available) and paddleboards with Kayaking Florida.

One of Ocala’s most unexpected attractions is the Silver Springs State Park, Florida’s oldest tourist attraction. Once a ...

Known as the “Horse Capital of the World” (a title that Kentucky might dispute, but let’s not get into that), the rolling hills surrounding Ocala are home to over 1,200 horse farms spread across ...

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The spring pool at De Leon Springs State Park is nice and cool year-round, and it only costs a small admission fee to get ...

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park is a botanical wonderland that sits on quiet stretch of rare rocky Florida coastline near ...

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POPE COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) -- The public swimming pool at Dixon Springs State Park is set to reopen on Tuesday, July 1, under the management of Arrowleaf, a nonprofit organization in southern Illinois.